Shloka 19
Adhyaya 77 — Sanjna’s Withdrawal from Surya: The Birth of Yama and Yamuna, and the Emergence of Chhaya
बान्धवेषु चिरं वासो नारीणां न यशस्करः ।
मनोरथो बान्धवानां नार्या भर्तृगृहे स्थितिः ॥
bāndhaveṣu ciraṃ vāso nārīṇāṃ na yaśaskaraḥ / manoratho bāndhavānāṃ nāryā bhartṛgṛhe sthitiḥ
સ્વજનોમાં સ્ત્રીનું દીર્ઘકાળ નિવાસ કરવું કીર્તિવર્ધક નથી; સ્વજનોની ઇચ્છા એ છે કે તે પતિગૃહમાં જ રહે।
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FAQs
The text articulates a classical social-dharma norm: stability of household order is prioritized over natal attachment. (As with many Purāṇic passages, this reflects its historical social ethic rather than a universal rule for all contexts.)
Dharma/ācāra instruction embedded in narrative; not directly sarga/pratisarga/manvantara/vaṃśa/vaṃśānucarita.
On an inner reading, ‘husband’s house’ can symbolize the chosen discipline/commitment (niyama) where śakti is meant to be steady, rather than dispersing into familiar comforts.